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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
440 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
MEZ009-014-282115-
SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME-CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-
440 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 440 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BLANCHARD, OR 16 MILES WEST OF GUILFORD, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRIGHTON PLANTATION, BALD MOUNTAIN, AND MAYFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR A LAKE, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4513 6966 4510 6966 4510 6965 4509 6964
4508 6977 4527 6982 4529 6971
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 261DEG 23KT 4520 6969
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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